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Published 30 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Nursing Care and Clinical Oversight Services at Millvina an Brushwood Care Homes

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£8,400,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 10 Mar 2025awarded 19 Mar 2025
Awarded to PRIMARY CARE 24 (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council intends to appoint a new provider for the provision of existing nursing care and clinical oversight services at Millvina and Brushwood care homes currently being operated by the Council.

Find a Tender Service references:

F02: Contract Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005248

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f

CPV: Residential nursing care services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The…Awarded

This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The Competitive Process, of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The Council intends to appoint a new provider for the provision of existing nursing care and clinical oversight services at Millvina and Brushwood care homes currently being operated by the Council.

The Council intends to award a 12 month contract, with the option to extend up to a maximum contract term of 6 years. Additional information: This is an Intention to Award Notice. The proposed award of this contract is subject to The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Find a Tender Service references:

F02: Contract Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005248

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The contract will have a option to extend up to a maximum contract term of 6 years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 20%Social value: 10%Environmental: 40%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Quality and innovation: 20%
  • Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10%
  • Value: 20%
  • Social value: 10%
  • Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Integration and collaboration: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Integration and collaboration: 40
  • Quality and innovation: 20
  • Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10
  • Social value: 10
  • Value: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Bidders must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

    Any other requirements are set out in the procurement documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The provision of nursing care services under the contract must be undertaken by Registered General Nurses (RGN's).

    Any other requirements are set out in the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT
Last source update
20 Jun 2025, 13:42 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN760035
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034067
Classification (CPV)
Residential nursing care services
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Conditions for the performance of the contract are set out in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The Competitive Process, of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of an 8 working day standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by the end of the standstill period, midnight on Wednesday 9 April 2025. Any representations should be sent for the attention of the Head of Procurement and Contracts via email to [email protected] or by post to Commercial Procurement Unit, Liverpool City Council, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH (it is advised to use a signed for delivery service). This contract has not yet formally been awarded, and will only be concluded upon completion of the standstill period. The decision to award was made by the Council's Deputy Chief Executive & Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health, Anne Marie Lubanski on 19 March 2025. No conflicts of interest were declared. The following criteria informed the decision: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 40% Quality and innovation: 20% Value: 20% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10% Social Value: 10%

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Feb 2025 → 20 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Feb 2025
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 13:42 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Feb 2025
  1. Published value published: £8,400,000
    14 Feb 2025, 16:48 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    14 Feb 2025, 16:48 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    14 Feb 2025, 16:48 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
    14 Feb 2025, 16:48 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    28 Mar 2025, 12:09 GMT
Published amendments (1)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. The date of contract aw…

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-01: 1 release · 30 Jan 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PRIMARY CARE 24 (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITEDSME£8,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services 4th Floor, Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria